Software:La Secte Noire
| La Secte Noire | |
|---|---|
| Publisher(s) | Lankhor |
| Platform(s) | Amstrad CPC |
| Release | 1990 (Amstrad CPC) Amiga ST (1993) PC (1993) |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
La Secte Noire is a 1990 adventure game developed by Lankhor. It was developed by Jean-Pierre Godey and Jean-Claude Lebon, who later went on to develop Mokowe.[1]
Overview
The game is set in a Medieval village of Issegeac in Périgord that has long been protected by a mysterious grimoire.[2] After the village leader is killed and the grimoire is stolen by a cult, a curse falls upon the village.[3] The player plays as the grandson of the dead leader and must track down the cult to retrieve the grimoire.[2]
The game includes control over time of day,[2] which determines clues and other environmental phenomena. Many of its mechanics were reused in the game Mokowe.[4]
Reception
Amstar gave the game a positive review, praising its graphics and story while noting that it did not innovate on the adventure game genre.[3] Olivier Hautefeullle of Tilt gave the game a positive review, praising its high-quality graphics, the robust vocabulary of its syntax analyzer, and its atmosphere.[5]
Joystick gave the game a score of 67%, praising its graphics and story but noting that it relied on classic game mechanics.[6]
The game was noted for its high difficulty.[7] An article from Amstrad Cent Pour Cent#31 called it the "game that no one in the editorial office could finish".[8]
Sequels and remakes
A sequel, La Crypte Des Maudits, was released in 1991. A remake of La Secte Noire titled The Black Sect was released in 1993 for the Amiga and PC.[9]
References
- ↑ "On En Veut Lankhor!". Micro News #42. https://archive.org/details/micro-news-42/page/n19/mode/2up.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "LA SECTE NOIRE". Micro News #35. https://archive.org/details/micro-news-35/mode/2up?q=%22secte+noire%22.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "La Secte Noire". Amstar #49. https://archive.org/details/AMSTAR/AMSTAR_49/page/n51/mode/2up?q=%22secte+noire%22.
- ↑ "Mokowe". Amstrad 100% (issue 34). February 1991. https://archive.org/details/amstrad-cent-pour-cent-34-1991-02acme/page/26/mode/2up.
- ↑ "La Secte Noire". Tilt #84. https://archive.org/details/Tilt084/page/n159/mode/2up?q=%22secte+noire%22.
- ↑ "La Secte Noire". Joystick #8. https://archive.org/details/joystick008/page/n153/mode/2up?q=%22secte+noire%22.
- ↑ "HEUREUX D'ENCOURA LES POKOWES". Amstrad Cent Pour Cent #38. https://archive.org/details/amstrad-cent-pour-cent-38-1991-06acme/page/44/mode/2up?q=%22secte+noire%22.
- ↑ "Help". Amstrad Cent Pour Cent #31. https://archive.org/details/amstrad-cent-pour-cent-31-1990-11acme/page/72/mode/2up?q=%22secte+noire%22.
- ↑ "Jean-Claude Lebon on The Black Sect, Mokowé". https://amstrad.eu/jean-claude-lebon-la-secte-noire-mokowe/.
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